There's no doubt that Kate Middleton lives a privileged life as a member of the royal family, but it turns out there is still simple things she struggles with like the rest of us, and that's wanting a good night's sleep.

Prince William revealed that his wife is 'immensely jealous' of the one thing he's getting recently that she can't, as he headed to Africa for a royal engagement.

William is currently on a solo trip to Africa and while he attended the British High Commissioner's reception in Namibia, he admitted Kate was jealous of his trip, as he would be enjoying several nights of peaceful sleep away from the kids.

Speaking at the event, William said: "I’m delighted to be visiting Namibia for the first time.

"I’m only sorry that my wife, Catherine, is not able to join me. She is immensely jealous. Particularly because I’m looking forward to a few good, uninterrupted nights’ sleep this week away from my wonderful children."

It was confirmed this week that the Duchess of Cambridge's maternity leave will come to an end next week, after Kensington Palace announced her first official engagement since giving birth in April will take place next week.

Kate plans to visit the Sayers Croft Forest School and Wildlife Garden in London for her first venture out since becoming mother to her third child - Louis Arthur Charles.

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The RHS Campaign for School Gardening was established nearly 11 years ago and aims to inspire and support schools to provide children with gardening opportunities to enhance their skills and boost their development.

Kate displayed her own interest in gardening as she helped children plant winter bulbs and spoke about her own love of gardening.

"I've got such fond memories of being in the garden and being outside from my own childhood, and I'm sharing that with my own children, George and Charlotte , at the moment," said Kate, who was pregnant with Prince Louis at the time.

"What you have created here is really so special. Hopefully you'll have lots of memories of your time here in the garden, looking for insects or planting bulbs. And I really hope you remember these special times for the rest of your lives,” she added.

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While no other engagements have been confirmed yet, Kensington Palace is expected to add more dates to Kate’s upcoming schedule over the next few weeks.

However, Kate will be in attending Princess Eugenie’s royal wedding in Windsor on the 12th of October, as well as a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in honour of the Dutch royals' visit towards the end of October.